Faith Formation and Evangelization Minister, Full Time, Mary, Queen of Peace Parish

 
 
Faith Formation and Evangelization Minister  – Full Time
 
Job Summary and Ministerial Focus
The Faith Formation and Evangelization Minister is a lay ecclesial minister in the Roman Catholic Church. The minister creates the vision and ensures implementation of parish wide formation for all ages and collaborates with and supports other ministry leaders in developing, implementing, and sustaining these programs. Formation and discipleship programs are holistic, aiming to educate on the level of prayer, Church teaching, sacred community, service and justice, Scripture, and Gospel encounter. This person reports to the Pastor as their direct supervisor.
 
The individual is expected to carry out day-to-day duties in a manner that upholds and evangelizes the values that are intrinsic to our Community Covenant (Please see the appendix).   Additionally, the Faith Formation and Evangelization Minister is a minister in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh and follows all of the policies of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
 Job Duties and Responsibilities
 
Parish-Wide Formation

• Ensures the entire parish is formed in discipleship and our Community Covenant 
• Assists in developing an engagement path for the entire parish community that connects the dots, programs, and experiences for members and non-members
  1. Follows individual members on the path and checks in with them at key points in their spiritual development
• Develops and sustains Small Discipleship Groups in collaboration with Engagement Director
• Develops and helps invite to initial evangelization groups and opportunities, like Alpha or Seek
• Selects and orders formational and evangelization materials for the entire parish and visitors to be available as resources in our churches, 24-hour chapel, offices, for distribution during liturgical season, etc.
• Supports Social and Spiritual events such as retreats and general opportunities for gathering and community building 
• Plans and provides adult learning opportunities that are both faith based as well as practical human life skills and needs
• Ensures partnership and collaboration with local community groups and other faith communities, that help us learn from and become more relevant to our geographical communities
• Fosters outreach and transformation of the local community by promoting ministries of charity and justice

Youth and Families Formation

• Creates and implements specific preparation for sacraments: Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Communion, and Confirmation
• Builds and facilitates Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and the Atrium for Toddlers, and Levels I, II, and III
• Develops creative, progressive and appropriate programs for young people grades 1-8 that involve them in church, in mentoring programs, and in building a foundation for life-long learning and evangelization
• Offers formation for families of children to support parenting needs, and ensure they are the first teachers of the faith to their children  
• Coordinates Youth events, and/or develops and supports Youth Ministry leader(s)
• Ensures that opportunities are available for prayer, liturgical worship in all Children & Family Ministries programs 
• Collaborates with the priests and/or director of music ministries to ensure that liturgical worship is integrated with catechetical programs and the children are integrated into liturgies  

Sacramental Prep and Accompaniment for lifelong formation

• Facilitates the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA) program along developing core team of OCIA ministry leaders
• Focuses Baptism, Communion and Confirmation formation that focus on evangelization, accompaniment and continued connection to parish life
• Develops Marriage Formation focused on preparation, evangelization, catechesis, and relationship building

Other 

• Identifies, trains, encourages and empowers catechist in a variety of faith formation ministries to become responsible leaders and develop a learning community
• Supports and Focuses Young Adult Ministry
• Is visibly present at principal parish events
• Continues his/her own holistic development, leadership and profession formation, as well as formation in evangelization, theology and parish ministry
• Prepares and manages formation budget in collaboration with the Pastor, Director or Operations & Finance, and Parish Finance Council
• Ensures that accurate records are kept of catechists, ministers, etc.
• Ensures all involved in ministry and catechesis are compliant with Safe Environment clearances

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in related field to education/theology/parish ministry
• Experience in theology, catechesis and/or parish ministry
• Ability to evangelize in sincere and inviting and enthusiastic manner
• Sense of discipleship through a creation of a network of partnerships, with attention to service and social justice
• Critical thinker and an open listener
• Belief in lifelong learning and communal growth through faith
• Belief in and capacity to implement interactive and inclusive learning, while remaining consistent to the teaching and traditions of the Catholic faith
• Inclusion of the Arts, Music, and other creative outlets for holistic learning
• Capacity to honor and adapt traditions of the faith to new methods and needs of congregation
• Excellent and heartfelt communication skills
• Capacity to rally and motivate groups of people behind a worthy vision
• Capacity to work well within a variety of environments, with individuals, small and large groups
• Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Teams, OneDrive etc.)

 Other Requirements

• Complete compliance with the Diocesan Database for Protecting God’s Children
• Sign the parish personnel policy

 Scope of Responsibility and Support 
Makes decisions in all areas pertaining to Faith Formation with respect to the wishes of the Pastor, teachings of the Catholic Church, and Diocesan policy.
  
Supported By/Report
Report to and supported by the Pastor.  Applicants should respond to Father Robert Cedolia, Pastor,  [email protected]

  
Appendix
 
The Community Covenant 
 
 The Community Covenant is the expression of the mission of Mary, Queen of Peace Parish. Its six values provide the framework for all parish life. The Director of Parish Engagement is expected to uphold and evangelize these values as he/she performs day-to-day job duties:
 
We Pray, We Invite, We Serve, We Nurture, We Go Forth, We Embrace
 
These are some suggested ways of implementing the values:
 We Pray: Facilitate true prayer at the beginning of all gatherings and meetings 

• We Invite: Meet people wherever they are in their spiritual journey and encourage them to enter fully in the Body of Christ, Mary, Queen of Peace Parish

 

• We Serve: Help each parishioner identify and discern his unique gifts to share not only in the parish but also in everyday life and the world at large

 

• We Nurture: Encourage the overall well-being and life-long learning of individuals and families

 

• We Go Forth: Facilitate not only the building up of the Christian community but also to live that spirit of ministry in the world

 

• We Embrace: Help each person embrace discipleship by structuring life around essential questions – What is God communicating to me? What is God calling me to be and do in order to make His Kingdom visible here and now?